feat: confirm-loop tools + descriptor reads for nameless villains

Phase 3. She can now log and resolve identity at the table:
- add_read gains a `descriptor` param — a read on an unnamed player resolves to an
  existing descriptor villain (confident match) or opens a new one, so reads on
  "neck tattoo guy" accumulate and reuse across the night.
- name_villain(descriptor, name): attach a real name once caught (history carries).
- link_villains(a, b, same): merge on confirmed same-person, or mark distinct so
  she stops asking. Refuses to act on a vague reference — never merges on a guess.
- Cash card PLAYERS guidance: log nameless villains by distinctive descriptor,
  cite the SCOUTING DESK note, ask before assuming a callback, confirm before merge.

4 tests. Full suite 150 green.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

lyra/modes.py

@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ _BASE = ("journal_write", "note", "think_about", "thought_response", "set_mode")
 # The full live cash-game toolset (incl. Brian's mental-game rituals).
 _CASH_TOOLS = _BASE + _LOOKUPS + (
     "start_session", "add_buyin", "log_stack", "log_hand", "record_hand",
-    "add_read", "analyze_spot", "session_stats", "session_state", "end_session",
-    "generate_recap", "scar_note", "confidence_bank", "alligator_blood", "reset_ritual",
-    "undo_last", "update_session",
+    "add_read", "name_villain", "link_villains", "analyze_spot", "session_stats",
+    "session_state", "end_session", "generate_recap", "scar_note", "confidence_bank",
+    "alligator_blood", "reset_ritual", "undo_last", "update_session",
 )
 
 # Talk mode also gets start_session as the *entry point*: opening a session from a
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ thing that shows in the session's "notes" panel. This is NOT the place for how y
 existential musing, or reflection on yourself — that's your journal (journal_write), and it \
 stays off the table. At the table you're logging the session, not processing your night.
 
+PLAYERS — names AND nameless. Most villains don't come with a name; Brian knows them by a \
+look ("neck tattoo guy", "the bald reg two to my left"). Log reads on them anyway: give \
+`add_read` a `descriptor` instead of a name and it attaches to that unnamed player, reused \
+whenever he describes the guy again. Prefer DISTINCTIVE features (tattoos, build, a hat) over \
+generic ones — "mid-aged white guy in glasses" identifies no one. When you already have \
+history on someone he names or describes, a SCOUTING DESK note will appear with it — cite it, \
+don't invent. If you're not sure the guy he's describing is one you know, ASK ("same neck-\
+tattoo reg from last week?") rather than assume — a wrong callback is worse than none. On his \
+YES that two are the same person, call link_villains(same=true) to merge them; on "nah, \
+different guy," link_villains(same=false) so you stop asking. When he finally catches a name \
+for a described player, name_villain carries the whole history over. Never merge on a guess — \
+only when he's confirmed it.
+
 Everything you log appears on Brian's live HUD (the Session view) — stack, live net, \
 hands, villains, the confidence bank, the scar notes, and whether Alligator Blood is on. \
 That HUD and you read the SAME data. So when he asks where he's at — his stack, his live \

lyra/poker.py

@@ -1393,14 +1393,26 @@ def scan_merge_candidates(sim_threshold: float = _SIM_HIGH) -> int:
 
 
 def add_read(note: str, seat: str | None = None, name: str | None = None,
-             session_id: int | None = None, **player_fields) -> int:
-    """Log a live read. If `name` is given, upsert the player and link the read."""
+             descriptor: str | None = None, session_id: int | None = None,
+             **player_fields) -> int:
+    """Log a live read. `name` upserts a named player; `descriptor` (a nameless
+    villain's physical description) resolves to an existing descriptor villain when
+    confident, else opens a new one — so reads on unnamed players still accumulate."""
     sid = _resolve(session_id)
+    venue = player_fields.get("venue")
     pid = None
     if name:
         pid = upsert_player(name, **{k: v for k, v in player_fields.items()
                                      if k in ("venue", "description", "tendencies",
                                               "adjustment", "category")})
+    elif descriptor:
+        res = resolve_villain(descriptor, venue=venue, session_id=sid)
+        if res["band"] in ("name", "high") and res["match_id"]:
+            pid = res["match_id"]
+            add_descriptor(pid, descriptor)  # sharpen the key with this phrasing
+        else:
+            pid = create_descriptor_villain(descriptor, venue=venue,
+                                            category=player_fields.get("category"))
     conn = _c()
     with conn:
         cur = conn.execute(

lyra/tools.py

@@ -290,14 +290,60 @@ def _log_hand(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
 def _add_read(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
     poker.add_read(
         note=args.get("note") or "", seat=args.get("seat"), name=args.get("name"),
+        descriptor=args.get("descriptor"),
         tendencies=args.get("tendencies"), adjustment=args.get("adjustment"),
         description=args.get("description"), category=args.get("category"),
         venue=args.get("venue"),
     )
-    who = f" on {args['name']}" if args.get("name") else ""
+    who = f" on {args['name']}" if args.get("name") else (
+        f" on “{args['descriptor']}”" if args.get("descriptor") else "")
     return f"Read logged{who}."
 
 
+def _resolve_villain_ref(ref: str) -> tuple[int | None, str]:
+    """Resolve a name-or-descriptor to a single player id for a confirm-loop action.
+    Returns (id, band); acts only on a deterministic name or a confident descriptor."""
+    live = poker.live_session()
+    res = poker.resolve_villain(ref, venue=(live or {}).get("venue"),
+                               session_id=(live or {}).get("id"))
+    if res["band"] in ("name", "high") and res["match_id"]:
+        return res["match_id"], res["band"]
+    return None, res["band"]
+
+
+def _name_villain(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
+    ref = (args.get("descriptor") or "").strip()
+    name = (args.get("name") or "").strip()
+    if not ref or not name:
+        return "Need both the description of the player and the name to attach."
+    pid, band = _resolve_villain_ref(ref)
+    if pid is None:
+        return (f"Couldn't confidently find “{ref}” to name — too vague or no match. "
+                "Add a read with the descriptor first, or be more specific.")
+    poker.name_villain(pid, name)
+    return f"Got it — “{ref}” is {name} now; their history carries over."
+
+
+def _link_villains(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
+    a = (args.get("player_a") or "").strip()
+    b = (args.get("player_b") or "").strip()
+    same = bool(args.get("same"))
+    if not a or not b:
+        return "Need two players to link (by name or description)."
+    ida, _ = _resolve_villain_ref(a)
+    idb, _ = _resolve_villain_ref(b)
+    if ida is None or idb is None:
+        return ("Couldn't confidently pin down both players, so I didn't merge anything — "
+                "safer to leave it. You can sort it on the Players page.")
+    if ida == idb:
+        return "Those resolve to the same profile already — nothing to do."
+    if same:
+        poker.merge_players(ida, idb)
+        return "Merged — same guy. Their histories are one file now."
+    poker.mark_distinct(ida, idb, note=args.get("note"))
+    return "Noted they're different people — I won't suggest merging them again."
+
+
 def _end_session(args: dict, ctx: dict) -> str:
     s = poker.end_session(cash_out=float(args.get("cash_out") or 0), mood=args.get("mood"))
     hourly = f", {s['net'] / s['hours']:+.0f}/hr" if s.get("hours") else ""
@@ -585,9 +631,13 @@ TOOLS.update({
         [])},
     "add_read": {"handler": _add_read, "spec": _f(
         "add_read",
-        "Log a read on an opponent. If you give a name, it's saved to the persistent villain file.",
+        "Log a read on an opponent. Give a `name` if known; if not, give a `descriptor` "
+        "(a distinctive physical description like 'neck tattoo, backwards cap') and the read "
+        "attaches to that nameless player — reused automatically next time you describe him.",
         {"note": {**_S, "description": "The observation / what they showed down"},
          "name": {**_S, "description": "Player name/handle if known (creates/updates their dossier)"},
+         "descriptor": {**_S, "description": "Physical description when there's no name, e.g. "
+                        "'neck tattoo, heavyset'. Prefer distinctive features over generic ones."},
          "seat": {**_S, "description": "Seat or relative position"},
          "tendencies": {**_S, "description": "Standing read on how they play"},
          "adjustment": {**_S, "description": "How Brian should exploit them"},
@@ -595,6 +645,23 @@ TOOLS.update({
          "category": {**_S, "description": "feeder | risky | reg | unknown"},
          "venue": {**_S, "description": "Where they play"}},
         ["note"])},
+    "name_villain": {"handler": _name_villain, "spec": _f(
+        "name_villain",
+        "Attach a real name to a player you'd only known by description (e.g. you caught it "
+        "off the Bravo screen). Their whole history carries over to the name.",
+        {"descriptor": {**_S, "description": "How you'd been referring to him, e.g. 'neck tattoo guy'"},
+         "name": {**_S, "description": "His real name/handle"}},
+        ["descriptor", "name"])},
+    "link_villains": {"handler": _link_villains, "spec": _f(
+        "link_villains",
+        "Resolve a same-person question when Brian confirms it. same=true MERGES two profiles "
+        "into one (their histories join); same=false records they're DIFFERENT people so you "
+        "stop asking. Only call after he's confirmed — never merge on a guess.",
+        {"player_a": {**_S, "description": "First player, by name or description"},
+         "player_b": {**_S, "description": "Second player, by name or description"},
+         "same": {"type": "boolean", "description": "true = same person (merge); false = different"},
+         "note": {**_S, "description": "For different people: the tell that distinguishes them"}},
+        ["player_a", "player_b", "same"])},
     "end_session": {"handler": _end_session, "spec": _f(
         "end_session", "Close the live session: record cashout, compute net + hours.",
         {"cash_out": {**_N, "description": "Final cashout amount"},